[She nods, and tries to keep her grip gentle on her charge. It'd be just the thing if they arrived and she accidentally squished them to death.

They arrive, she passes off the beaten noble, and when asked what happened...she shrugs, her expression neutral.]

We found him like this. We noticed there were some people running away but...not close enough to see their features or faces.

It may be completely unrelated.

[She just lies with a straight face. Even if someone could and would question Connor's hand, it's a rather typical story for the night.]